School roundup: Lexington’s Anna Kelly scores 52

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Just days after scoring 41 points in a win over Woburn on Jan. 31, Lexington’s 5-foot-6-inch sophomore guard Anna Kelly scored a school-record 52 points and added 11 steals and 10 rebounds in the Minutemen’s 76-59 win at Belmont on Tuesday night.

Kelly hit 19 of 34 shots, including 6 of her 10 three-point attempts, and knocked down 8 of 10 from the foul line to help Lexington improve to 7-10 on the season.

“The biggest thing is that half those points came from my teammates getting a bunch of tips [on defense] and passing ahead to me,” Kelly said. “The points don’t really matter to me. It’s all about improving our record as a team.”

With five games remaining, the Minutemen must run the table in order to earn a postseason berth.

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“We’re hanging on and are trying to take it one game at a time to make the tournament,” coach Steve Solly said. ‘‘[Kelly] just erupted. It would be great to make [the tournament] so everyone can know just how good she really is.”

Concord-Carlisle 56, Bedford 54 — The Patriots rallied at home to upset the No. 8 Buccaneers in overtime.

First-year coach Maureen Sullivan attributed the victory to the work of her tricaptains.

“They’ve done an unbelievable job on and off the court bringing the team together,” said Sullivan.

Senior tricaptain and guard Angela DeBruzzi led the way against Bedford with 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 steals.

Guard and tricaptain Chrissy Curran made the difference in OT. Curran scored all 4 points for the Patriots, including two free throws with seven seconds left to secure the win. The third captain, senior guard Hannah Deignan, had 8 points and played great defense.

The Patriots’ 5-11 record still lands them a spot in the state tournament as the second seed in the DCL Small conference. Bedford will head to the Division 2 state tournament with a 15-3 record.